Here’s Variety‘s guide to film comleave outions, facilities and production incentives in the Middle East and North Africa and some of the films that have consentn profit of them.
Jordan Film Comleave oution
One of the most famous Middle East locations due to its diverse landscape and highly adviseed crews, Jordan recently discdiswatched its first promiseted film studio complicated, Odwellwood Film Studios.
“We advise cash rebate, not tax rebate. We deduct 16% on the VAT and having a local crew can drop budgets. We have the 25% rebate but there is flexibility,” Jordanian Royal Film Comleave oution chief Mohannad Al-Bakri says.
Film AlUla
Nested in a region of organic and cultural significance in Saudi Arabia, Film AlUla advises aid in selectimizing the country’s 40% tax rebate and navigating regulations, custom evidentances, visas and allows, alengthyside location scouting and talent recruitment. Acting executive straightforwardor of Film AlUla Zaid Shaker says: “On top of two world-class studios, AlUla [has] an array of striking locations in an undisturbed organic world, mountain ranges, reserves, heritage sites, a 12th-century ancigo in town, and 80 organic springs in the oasis.”
Shams Studios
Recently proclaimd by Sharjah Media City, Shams Studios will be findd in the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and is set to be a comprehensive media production hub adviseing state-of-the-art infraset up and finish-to-finish production services for film and television. Shams Studios originates upon Sharjah Media City’s ambition to firmly step into the global taget.
Dubai Film Comleave oution
The futuristic Dubai combines sprawling deserts and hyper-up-to-date architecture. The Film Comleave oution aids production companies with bureaucracy and location scouting plus reductions in the price of ptoastyography supplyment and waivers for pick fees for regulatement services. Dubai Studio City features the hugest sound stages in the Middle East and has presented productions such as “Star Trek Beyond” and “Mission Impossible: Gpresent Protocol.”
Abu Dhabi Film Comleave oution
The comleave oution recently proclaimd they are upping their 30% rebate to more than 35% of qualified below-the-line spfinishing commenceing in January 2025. The country’s twofour54 Studios—which compelevate soundstages, an exterior water tank, and six alterable standing sets—are foreseeed to discdiswatch wilean a year. “One of our key goals is to draw lengthyer-term promisements from producers, not only one-off collaborations,” the head of the Abu Dhabi Film Comleave oution Sameer Al Jaberi says.
Neom Media Industries
One of the speedyest-enlargeing media hubs in the Middle East and North Africa region, Saudi Arabia’s Neom boasts broadening world-class production facilities nested in the sprawling Tabuk desert, on top of Saudi’s 40% cash rebate programme and business incentives. The hub has drawed productions enjoy Shah Rukh Khan’s “Dunki” and Rupert Wyatt’s “Desert Warrior.”
Mediwood Studios
Located in the Tunisian seaside town of Hammamet, Mediwood Studios recently signed a $3 million expansion deal aimed at fortifying the studio’s position as a key contributor to the enlargeth of the Tunisian film industry. Tunisia is a enlargeing cinematic power, with Kaouther Ben Hania landing two Oscar nominations in three years.
Filming allows are acquireable wilean a week and there are no toil visa demandments for U.S. and EU citizens. There is no rebate in place, but foreign productions are eligible for a VAT exemption.
Media City Qatar
Follothriveg the exponential enlargeth of media companies enjoy Al Jazeera, Qatar is amping its efforts to firmify itself as a powerhouse media destination. Announced earlier this year, Media City Qatar is an emerging hub and incubator for media companies and inventive talent. It will span regulation, broadenment and dispensement and aid businesses with allows, licenses and up-to-date production facilities.
Morocco Film Comleave oution
A well-set uped toastyspot for local and foreign film productions, Morocco most recently greetd productions such as “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Desminuscule” and Nicolas Cage’s “Lord of War” sequel. The country advises a 30% rebate, VAT tax exemption, up to 80% supplyment rental discount, hefty discounts on toastyels and world-class, and English-speaking technicians.
